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“michael brulotte”

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  • Personal Identity: Unity of Mind and Sameness Over Time

    by Michael Brulotte ...
    Unlike many philosophical debates, the discussion about personal identity is not paralleled outside the domain of philosophy. In everyday life, there would be no disagreement about the sameness of identity over time. Children can understand that they were once babies, would-be criminals weigh the consequences of their actions, young adults put money away for retirement, and students pore over ... Read more

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  • Moral Demandingness and Supererogatory Beneficence

    by Michael Brulotte ...
    Upon weighing various moral theories of beneficence, a spectrum of demandingness emerges from the highly permissive to the extremely taxing. Thus, as moral agents, it is incumbent upon us to determine which theory, if any, yield the correct conclusion about our obligation to aid fellow humans in times both of most egregious suffering or of most marginal inequality.Further, especially when a moral ... Read more

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  • State Building In Africa: A Comparative Study of South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    by Michael Brulotte ...
    With the impetus of industrialization and the eruption of global economies, the growing disparity between poor and wealthy nations has impelled political scientists to ask why some nations are caused to prosper and others doomed to fail. That is, to investigate what inherent or developed factors determine the political, economic, and social realities of the world. This paper will address the ... Read more

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  • Democratic Legitimacy in The European Union

    by Michael Brulotte ...
    As the European Community (EC) has grown both in size and in influence, an important political question has arisen about the European Union's (EU) democratic legitimacy in promulgating laws and in governing national and international affairs: "Almost since its inception the EU has struggled to communicate the rationale of integration to the citizens of Europe and to generate some sense of ... Read more

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  • R2P: The Essence of Human Commonality

    by Michael Brulotte ...
    In a globalized world, perennially plagued by the crisis of genocide and the obliteration of human rights, countries must gravely consider their rights and their duties to intervene—politically, economically, and, if necessary, militarily—in the mission to create peace and to save lives.It would seem at first that there is no impediment on the interventionist mission save for lack of political ... Read more

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  • Censorship, Liberty, and Truth

    by Michael Brulotte ...
    A sentiment exists among our leaders today that citizens are children and need to be protected. The belief has spread with viral depth. It has persisted with religious tenacity, and the state is at fault. The state is at fault with its paternalistic zeal, with its judicious abandon, and thus we find ourselves beneath its dark umbrella. We are shielded by an effort meant once to avert our eyes from ... Read more

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    by Christopher Bertram ...
    States claim the right to choose who can come to their country. They put up barriers and expose migrants to deadly journeys. Those who survive are labelled ‘illegal’ and find themselves vulnerable and unrepresented. The international state system advantages the lucky few born in rich countries and locks others into poor and often repressive ones.In this book, Christopher Bertram skilfully weaves a ... Read more

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  • A 21st Century Manifesto for Liberty

    by TaraElla ...
    What does liberal mean? There can be no agreement, it seems. It all goes back to a historical split in liberalism, actually. Since most democracies functioned on a two-party system, alliances had to be chosen. Once liberalism had split, instead of choosing each other, welfare liberals chose to side with socialists and social democrats, and small government liberals, now often called libertarians, ... Read more

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  • The NDP Needs a Radical Makeover

    by James Laxer ...
    The purpose of this writing is to shake up the NDP in a time of turbulent transformation. In truth, in many parts of the country, and that certainly includes Ontario, even politically active millennials don’t have a clear idea of what distinguishes the NDP from the other political parties. That is a flashing warning sign.Can the NDP be overhauled from bottom to top to make it the voice of a new ... Read more

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  • What Does It All Mean? : A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    Should the hard questions of philosophy matter to ordinary people? In this down-to-earth nonhistorical guide Thomas Nagel the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere brings philosophical problems to life revealing in vivid accessible prose why they have continued to fascinate and baffle thinkers across the centuries. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is ... Read more

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  • The Reconciliation Manifesto

    Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy

    by Arthur Manuel, Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson, Naomi Klein ...
    In this book, leading Indigenous rights activist Arthur Manuel offers a radical challenge to Canada and Canadians. He questions virtually everything non-Indigenous Canadians believe about their relationship with Indigenous peoples.The Reconciliation Manifesto documents how governments are attempting to reconcile with Indigenous peoples without touching the basic colonial structures that dominate ... Read more

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  • Understanding Kant: Concepts and Intuitions

    Understanding Philosophy, #4

    by Hercules Bantas ...
    Series Book 4 - Understanding Philosophy
    This guide examines Kant's theory of knowledge, specifically his arguments for separating human thought into concepts and intuitions. Based on the Critique of Pure Reason, this guide covers his critique of empirical and rational thought, and explains key concepts such as a priori judgements, analytic and synthetic judgements, and the difference between pure and empirical concepts. ... Read more

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